Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 38

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Washingtoniana

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 423		1864 Sartain Engraving of Washington & His Family. A handsome group portrait intaglio engraving, being a proof copy signed in pencil by the artist ("William Sartain") in lower right border, with printed "PROOF" 19½x25½", matted to 20½x27", Fine; period matte has small break at lower left. "Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1864 by C. Schussele in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Sartain was a nationally-recognized historical artist, having done portraits of Lincoln and his family, among others. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 424		*"Gen.l Washington".* Stipple engraving by an unidentified artist after Charles Wilson Peale, 1794. 7¾x5½" image on 13x11" paper. With vignette of the surrender at Yorktown. Fine; ¾" closed tear at upper left, not affecting image or plate. Published in J. Kasper Lavater's "Essays On Physiognomy" (London, 1789-1798), Vol. 3, Part 2 (1798). Hart 21. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 425		Washington Memorial Proof Portrait by P. Roberts. A wonderful 9x11¾" stipple and etching proof titled "George Washington Late President of the United States of America." With a dedication "…to the friends of the Above Gentleman, by their Most obedient humble Serv.t / P. Roberts / London. Published…April 10, 1800…At Mr. Holland's…" Conserved, with losses to the dedication at the base; laid to acid-free paper. "Proof" is print in far right corner. The bust, which was engraved by Roberts from a painting by "W. Birch of Carolina" and engraved by Roberts, was based on Holloway's print of the Vaughan portrait. Hart 274. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 426		Washington, George - Two Engravings After Joseph Wright. Both bust-right engravings were published in 1792, one for "Ladies Magazine" and one for "Literary Magazine." The first is by an anonymous engraver after the great American artist Joseph Wright; paper measures 8x5" and the image 4x3½"; tear in paper touches edge of image. The second was engraved by Thomas Holl and published by C. Forster; paper is 7x4½" and the image 4x3½"; see Wick, Figure 24, page 38. Both items are matted. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 427		Washington, George - Untitled Proof. Full bust to the left of Washington, by William Edgar Marshall. Untitled proof published by the National Bank Note Company, New York, 1862. Paper is 20¼x15¾"; the image is 13¼x11½". Very fine. Hart 426. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 428		Washington Eulogy, 1800. Memorial proceedings of the town of Charleston, Middlesex County in Massachusetts Commonwealth honoring the late George Washington. The book has a memorial prayer and service, a biographical sketch, a newspaper account of his illness and subsequent death, and the "farewell address" that he made when he declined a third term as President. Quarter leather and marble boards with gold-stamped title on spine, 8½x5", 60pp. Light toning. Evans 37120; Sabin 12114. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 429		Washington Lodge Pitcher and Plate. An 8½" Masonic portrait plate from 1903 (reverse marked Vienna Austria) with blue and white glaze beneath gold gilt. With an 11" high pitcher (with gilt silver trim), showing a full color portrait of George Washington and dated 1912; the other side identifies the "Worshipful Master Llewellyn M. Pierce" and other officers. Base marked "Thomas Maddock's Sons Company Trenton NJ." Both items with negligible signs of wear but no chips, cracks or other damage. From the Washington Lodge No. 59 in Philadelphia. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 430		"Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States." Farewell address given 17 September 1796, printed by C.S. Van Winkle, New York, 1812, 6½x4½", 47pp. Published for the Washington Benevolent Society. Original marbled boards, calfskin spine; frontispiece portrait of Washington. Light toning throughout; leather and marbled binding is tight, with some wear to edges. Partly-printed certification page, after title page, admits Elijah Bottwood to the Benevolent Society of the County of Hampshire, town of Northampton. The Washington Benevolent Societies were in fact activist Federalist political groups who traded heavily on their Washington association; this publication can actually be viewed as a campaign item from the presidential election year of 1812. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345